OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR CATHOLIC CHURCH 2120 Elliott Street, Alexandria, Louisiana Tel: (318) 445-3693 Fax (318) 445-8471
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Vol. XVI No. 49
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PRE-ADVENT PARISH MISSION: Mark your calendars now for our parish mission, Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 14-16 from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. The theme of the talks is “Experience the Newborn King in the Eucharist” and will be presented by Rich May. I hope you will plan to join us for this important time together as a parish family. – Father Dan WWWWWWW A WELCOME RECEPTION: The Altar Society will host a reception for our Father Emmanuel. Please come enjoy snacks and visit with Father in the Madonna Room next Sunday, Nov. 6 after the 9:00 and 10:30 A.M. Masses. ALL SAINTS: All Saints Day, Nov. 1 is a Holy Day of Obligation this year. The Mass schedule is as follows: Vigil Mass, Monday at 5:30 P.M. Holy Day Masses: 6:30 A.M.; 8:00 A.M. (school Mass); 12:05 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. – Father Dan ALL SOULS MEMORIAL: The names of our deceased loved ones will be placed on the altar to be remembered at all Masses during the month of November. There are envelopes at each entrance to the church for your convenience. Please place them in the collection basket or return them to the church office. NEW ROMAN MISSAL: OLPS Spirituality and Education Commission is sponsoring a seminar this Wednesday. Nov. 2 concerning the changes in the prayers of the Mass which will take place beginning Nov. 27 with the use of the new translation of the Roman Missal. The session will begin at 6:30 P.M. in the church and feature some of the PowerPoint slides used by Sister Marilyn Vessallo, CSJ, when she presented to our parish last month. Commission member Robbie LaBorde will walk us through the slides and help us understand the reasons for and impact of these changes. The seminar will be finished by 7:30 P.M. in time for students to be picked up from CCD and Junior High Youth Group. – Father Dan DEAR OLPS COOKS: It is time to start cooking and freezing for the Altar Society’s Nov. 16 “Meals From The Heart” sale. Some popular food items include: soups, gumbo, chicken enchiladas, vegetable and breakfast casseroles and desserts. If your able to cook and freeze a dish, or would like more information, contact Wendy Carbo at 442-6579 or Susie Maxey Beebe at 641-3236.
WEEKLY PARISH EVENT CALENDAR Monday, Oct. 31 9:00 A.M. Communion to Nursing Homes by Priests/Sisters 10:00 A.M. Outreach Prayer Group (L) 12:00 P.M. Central Louisiana Interfaith (MR) 6:00 P.M. Rosary (Church) Tuesday, Nov. 1 9:00 A.M. Communion to Homebound by Priests/Sisters 2:30 P.M. NO Mass at Rapides Parish Detention Center 3 3:00 P.M. St. Cecilia Choir (Music Room) 6:30 P.M. RCIA Pre-catechumenate (Life House) 7:00 P.M. Adult Choir (Music Room) Wednesday, Nov. 2 4:00 P.M. Youth Band (ND) 5:00 P.M. Parish Supper (OH) 5:45 P.M. Joyful Noise Choir (Music Room) 6:30 P.M. Junior High (Life House) 6:30 P.M. CCD (School) 6:30 P.M. Presentation on New Roman Missal (Church) Thursday, Nov. 3 10:00 A.M. Rosary (Church) 4:00 P.M. Bear Cub Scouts (OH) Friday, Nov. 4 9:00 A.M. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Church) 9:00 A.M. Altar Society (L) 3:00 P.M. Children’s Holy Hour (Church) Saturday, Nov. 5 8:00 A.M. Parish Donut Social sponsored by ACTS (L) 4:00 P.M. Parish Memorial Mass (Church) 5:00 P.M. OLPS Marriage Ministry ‘Date Night’ (OH) Sunday, Nov. 6 9:15 A.M. ‘Sunday Morning Lagniappe’ Bible Study (L) 10:00 A.M. Reception for Father Emmanuel (MR) 10:30 A.M. Children’s Liturgy (L) 11:30 P.M. Reception for Father Emmanuel (MR) 2:30 P.M. Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary (Church) 4:15 P.M. ‘Sunday Evening Lagniappe’ Bible Study (L) 5:30 P.M. Children’s Liturgy (L) 6:30 P.M. Sandwich Social (MR) 7:00 P.M. High School Youth OH)
Madonna Room (MR) Lourdes (L) Fatima (F) Olinger Hall (OH) Notre Dame (ND) ALEXANDRIA MEMORIAL GARDENS will hold its annual All Saints Day Mass on Monday, Oct. 31 at 4:00 P.M. Everyone is welcome to attend.
OLPS SCHOOL BULLDOG BYTES Please consider participating in the following fundraisers for our school: • •
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Dine-in or out at Beef O’Brady’s this Thursday, Nov. 3 and OLPS will receive fifteen percent of the proceeds. Shop at Kroger’s! Present your KrogerPlus card along with the Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor barcode below. Once the barcode is scanned by a cashier, you are done. OLPS will be tagged to your KrogerPlus card and, for the remainder of the school year, OLPS will receive a percentage of your Kroger purchases. Present your Albertson’s Preferred Savings/Community Card when shopping at Albertson’s grocery store. If you don’t have an Albertson’s Preferred Savings/Community Card, please contact Tonya Curcio at 449-9073. In the meantime, use the barcode below when shopping at Albertson’s.
Based upon Roman Missal Formational Materials provided by the Secretariat for the Liturgy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, copyright 2010(www.usccb.org/romanmissal). Q: Why did the Holy Father choose to translate pro multis as “for many” and not as “for all”? A: “For many” is a more accurate translation of the Latin phrase pro multis than the present translation. This is also the wording used in the Biblical narrative account of the Last Supper found in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark: “Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins’ ” (Matthew 26:28).
OLPS YOUTH HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH BAND rehearses on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 P.M. The band is open to anyone in ninth through twelfth grades. Come join us in the Lourdes Room. JUNIOR HIGH: Our Junior High group (seventh and eighth graders from all schools) meets on Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:30 in the Life House. For more information, contact Kristine Antoon at 445-8473 or jrhigh@olpschurch.org.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH NEW S YOUTH GROUP: High School youth meet after the 5:30 P.M. Mass this Sunday. Contact John Lyons at 445-8473, ext. 213 or youth@olpschurch.org. ‘CHILDREN OF HOPE’: The next First Friday holy hour will be Friday, Nov. 4 from 3:00 to 4:00 P.M. in church. The program includes Eucharistic Adoration, prayers, music, rosary and meditations for children especially in grades two through six. OUR SEMINARIANS: Brian Seiler, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, OH; Dutch Voltz, Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, LA OUR CANDIDATES FOR THE PERMANENT DIACONATE: Benny Broussard, Todd Marye, Mike Young
THE FLOWERS ON EACH SIDE OF THE TABERNACLE for this weekend are given in loving memory of JOSEPH AND ALIDA RAY by Charles and Helen Vanderllick. THE FLOWERS BY OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR are given this week in loving memory of DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE ANTOON AND GRAVEL FAMILIES by Martha and Tommy Antoon. THE ALTAR CANDLES will burn this week in loving memory of JOHN CANGELOSI, JR. by his family. THE SANCTUARY LIGHT will burn this week in loving memory of JOHN CANGELOSI, JR. by his family. bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
WELCOMING THE ROMAN MISSAL, THIRD EDITION Deepen, Nurture, Celebrate
PLEASE PRAY for all our service men and women serving in Afghanistan and other parts of the world, and here at home, among them Peyton Abbott, Bill Aldridge, Paul Arbour, Chris Armstrong, Jesse Barth, Chad Bordelon, Beau Bradford, Chaplain Father John Brocato, Shawn D. Bryant, Gregory Carbo II, Orlando Carnales, Ray Constantino, Thomas Cooper, John V. Daigle, Mike Deville, Scott Deville, Dirk Erickson, David Fields, Chaplain Father John Gabriel, Christian Griffiths, Joseph Anthony Gonzales, Jr., Jesse Karinsny, Derrick Kozielski, Stephen Lee, Brandon McNamara, Christopher Nuss, Ledena Piper, Seth Sibley and Jared Slay. If you know someone serving whose name is not on our list, please contact the church office. OLPS PARISH SUPPERS are held every Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:30 P.M. in Olinger Hall. The Knights of Columbus Council 8029 hosts and prepares the suppers. Meals are $4.00 per plate. Eat in or take out; you are encouraged to stay and eat in the Hall and visit with other members of our church family.
You may check the bulletin online at www.olpschurch.org for weekly updates on the parish supper. Nov. 2 Menu: Baked chicken, rice dressing, cole slaw, bread and dessert. RETIRED PRIESTS: There is a second, separate collection next weekend for our priests who have reached retirement age after years of faithful and dedicated service to the Diocese. With costs continually escalating, the monthly retirement benefit for our 17 retirees must be adjusted periodically as well. I appreciate your generosity. – Bishop Herzog
OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR
Mailing Address: 401 21st Street, Alexandria, La. 71301 Church Office/Rectory Telephone: 445-‐3693 Choir Director/Organist Telephone: 487-‐8528 Life House Telephone: 445-‐8473 Fr. Daniel P. O’Connor, V.F., Pastor Fr. Emmanuel Chinaka, Associate Pastor Fr. Chris Nayak, In Residence Mary Floyd, Parish Manager Annette Curley, Accountant/Margaret Shiver, Receptionist Sr. Virginia Lee Vanderlick, C.D.P., President of OLPS School Jo Tassin, Principal of OLPS School Sr. JoAnn DeLoach, M.S.C., Pastoral Associate Paul Hood, Director of Religious Education Linda Perot, Director of Music Ministry Josh Blakesley, Associate Director of Music Ministry John Lyons, Coordinator of High School Ministry Kristine Antoon, Coordinator of Junior High Ministry Sarah Duncan Mealer, Church Nursery Coordinator Brandon Callahan, Maintenance Supervisor Jack Brame, Finance Council Chair + Bill Aldridge, Pastoral Council Chair Mark Lemaire, School Council Chair SACRAMENTS/LITURGY/DEVOTIONS Mass: Saturday 4 PM Sunday 7, 9 & 10:30 AM; 5:30 PM (Nursery Available for 9, 10:30 AM & 5:30 PM for Newborns through 3 yrs.) Weekdays: 6:30 AM & 5:30 PM Holy Day of Obligation: Vigil -‐ 5:30 PM Holy Day: 6:30 AM; 12:05 P.M. & 5:30 PM Children’s Liturgy of the Word (For ages 4 -‐ 8 yrs.) Sundays at 10:30 AM Sacrament of Penance: Saturdays 3:00 -‐ 3:50 PM and Weekdays before Mass Sacrament of Matrimony: Please contact the Priest no less than four months in advance in order for marriage preparation to begin. Sacrament of Baptism: Baptismal Preparation Class quarterly. Register in advance by calling the Church Office (445-‐3693). Baptisms are ministered by appointment. Sacrament of Holy Eucharist: For the sick and homebound. Contact Sister JoAnn DeLoach, M.S.C. at 445-‐3693. Anointing of the Sick: Please contact our Parish Priests at 445-‐3693. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: The Blessed Sacrament is exposed from 9:00 AM -‐ 5:00 PM every Friday in the Church. RELIGIOUS FORMATION PROGRAMS CCD -‐ Wednesdays during the School year, 6:30 -‐ 7:30 PM Junior High -‐ Wednesdays during the School year, 6:15 -‐7:30 P.M.
Please pray for Mr. and Mrs. Marshall; Monsignor Susi; and those of our parish who have recently died and for the consolation of their families. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Agnes Abraham; Owen Anderson; John Aymond; Ruth Bergeron; Beverly Bohrer; Edd Bordelon; Virginia Brasseaux; Phillip Brunson; Debbie Butler; Thomas Cain; Verna Carbo; Maci Callahan; Theresa Cataldie; Brennan Chenevert; Michael Chestovich; John Finley; Chuck Hardy; Kim Herrington; Jane Hundley; Bruce LaBorde; Levi Locicero; Aubrey Logan; Robert Maddox V; Maxine Meadows; Jerry Moreau; Frank Pacholik; Linda Pratt; Willard Price; Geneva Scarbrock; Eason Searcy; Jo Tassin; Steve Tatum; Jo Ann Hebert Taylor; Barbra Vincent; Ruth Wallace; Scott Weisler; Bobby Whalen; Father Bernard Zagst; and all the shutins of our parish.
MASSES OF THE WEEK SUN., OCT. 30: 7:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M.
10:30 A.M. 5:30 P.M. MON., OCT. 31: 6:30 A.M. 5:30 P.M. TUES., NOV. 1: 6:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 12:05 P.M. 5:30 P.M. WED., NOV. 2: 6:30 A.M. 5:30 P.M. THURS., NOV. 3: 6:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. FRI., NOV. 4: 6:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. SAT., NOV. 5: 8:00 A.M. 4:00 P.M.
Lee and Inez Jeansonne Jr. David Ezernack; Archie Brodnax; Steven Carbo; James Nelson; Kenneth W. Heldt, Mary E. Heldt, Patricia A. Heldt; Al Beach; Dena Flynn; Heather Turnage; Bob Foster; Living/deceased members of the Gueringer/Gagnard Families; Intention of Bill and Vel Wallet Our Parish Family Ruth and Seymour Joseph Intention of Herbert St. Romain James Steven Hellweg William Thomas Curley Our Parish Family Msgr. Susi Paddy Champagne Lois Campo (anniv.) Lois Campo (anniv.) Chris Duplechain Pat and Malcolm Hebert Joseph Marien, Jr. (anniv.) Frank and Frances Constantino Ryan Johnson Antonio Solon Mary Ann Lomonte/deceased members of the Lomonte Family John Cangelosi, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Normand; Margaret Brasher; Mary Madeline Cazes; Isidora Batiller; Dena Flynn; Frank Ramirez; Wilmore J. Broussard, Sr.
VOLUNTEER NURSERY SCHEDULE FOR NOV. 6: 10:30 A.M. Mass: Alexa Marzullo READINGS FOR NOV. 6: Wisdom 6:12-16; Psalm 63; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 SUNDAY LAGNIAPPE TOPICS ON OCT. 30: Lourdes Room, 9:15 A.M. – Father of the Church Lourdes Room, 4:15 P.M. – Acts of the Apostles
SUN., NOV. 6: 7:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M.
IN MEMORY: BRENNER MARSHALL, LAURICE MARSHALL, MSGR. JOSEPH SUSI
OLPS M INISTRY COMMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
10:30 A.M. 5:30 P.M.
Joseph Marien, Jr. Tony Fiorenza; Bob Foster; James Peter Bryan; John McCann; Living/deceased members of the Gueringer/Gagnard Families; Al Beach; James Robert Nelson; Dave and Irene Dufour Mary Jane Osterberger Our Parish Family
BUILDINGS/MAINTENANCE: Chair – Steve Gauthier, 487-0309. COMMUNICATIONS: Chair – Katie Flynn Vanderlick, 792-1939.
COMMUNITY SERVICES: Chair – Susan Harrison, 201-1177. HOSPITALITY: Chair – Jenny Tassin 792-3953. LITURGY: Chair – Chris Armstrong, 641-9916. PARISH AND FAMILY LIFE: Chair – Stacey Besselman, 794-5807. SPIRITUALITY/EDUCATION: Chair – Paul Mathews, 619-9406. STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: Michael Young, 308-3004. GIFTS REPORT – CHURCH SUPPORT Income needed for Oct. (five Sundays) 87,500.00 Gifts on previous weekends in October 50,913.00 Gifts given last weekend 13,272.00 Amount still needed for October 23,315.00 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY ‘WHERE WE BELONG’ CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Campaign Goal 5,300,000.00 Pledged to Date 3,381,690.00 Collected to Date 1,618,125.00